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Early this morning Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) returned to Andrews Air Force Base following a trip to the Middle East. During the three-day trip he visited the cities of Baghdad, Iraq; Taji, Iraq; as well as Gaza City and Rafah in the Gaza Strip.

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) voted with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to approve H.R. 3288, the Department of Transportation (DOT), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for the fiscal year 2010. The bill provides $123.1 billion in critical transportation and housing investments.

Today, Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) voted with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to approve H.R. 3293, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act of 2010, a bill that supports critical federal education and health programs and services.

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced that Canisius College will receive a $285,000 federal grant for the fiscal year 2009. This congressional directed grant was authorized through the Department of Education specifically for the development and improvement of the science education program at Canisius College.

BUFFALO – Congressman Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron W. Brown, Assemblyman Mark Schroeder and County Legislator Tim Kennedy, gathered together with Father Jim Cunningham, administrator of the Church of the Holy Family, to announce the procurement of $9 million for the development of the former Holy Family Elementary School into a 35-unit senior apartment complex in South Buffalo.

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) voted with his colleagues in the House of Representatives to approve H.R. 3183, the Energy-Water Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2010 including long term energy and water infrastructure investments in Western New York.

Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced that the Village of Springville has been awarded a $3 million low-interest loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for work to improve sewer infrastructure in the area.